Western New England University students offer free legal assistance to small businesses - WWLP.com

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Posted: Nov 2, 2022 / 10:40 AM EDT

Updated: Nov 2, 2022 / 10:40 AM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Western New England University (WNEU) Small Business Legal Clinic is present accepting applications from entrepreneurs and tiny concern owners seeking ineligible assistance for the outpouring semester of 2023.

According to a quality merchandise sent to 22News from WNEU, instrumentality students assistance clients with ineligible issues, specified arsenic prime of entity, employment policies, declaration drafting, regulatory compliance, and intelligence spot issues that subordinate to trademark applications and copyright. This escaped work is disposable to section businesses that mightiness not person the resources to get these services.

“The Clinic is simply a large assets for entrepreneurs who deficiency the finances to clasp an attorney,” explained Associate Clinical Professor of Law Robert Statchen. “By utilizing the Clinic’s services, businesses tin debar problems by getting ineligible issues addressed aboriginal and correctly. It besides provides students with a large accidental to get real-world experience.”

The Small Business Clinic has helped much than 500 tiny businesses. It was established to connection instrumentality students an accidental to supply applicable discussions to entrepreneurs starting caller and gathering existing tiny businesses wrong the community.

The Clinic requests that tiny concern owners taxable their applications by January 1, 2023. Applications that are received aft that day volition beryllium considered if determination are further resources available. Students volition statesman providing services successful precocious January.

For much information, telephone the Legal Clinic astatine 413-782-1469 oregon email Marie Fletcher, the Clinical Programs Administrator, astatine mfletcher@law.wne.edu.

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